Under the clock face of Old St. Mary's Cathedral near where I live in San Francisco is an admonishment from Ecclesiastes, "Son, Observe the Time and Fly from Evil," aimed at the men who frequented the surrounding brothels in the 1850s. In our modern, meeting-filled society, most people consider business...

The Evolution of Platform Pricing Strategies in Technology - In technology platforms, we also commonly see companies other than the platform maker providing content. This is an interesting departure from the single-company razors and blades model, because pricing is no longer a function of a single decision maker.

The Client - LLM Capital Partners LLC from Boston, MA, is a financial services firm that specializes in providing capital to help middle market businesses expand. The company has a portfolio of Clients that include growing businesses in a variety of industries. In order to maintain a high level of...